Saint Arnold Spring Bock - Saint Arnold Brewing Company

DoktorZee

Alberta (Canada)

3.5/5  rDev -2.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Poured from a 12oz bottle into a schooner. No obvious best before date on the bottle.

A - clear amber beer with a fluffy tan head that resolves quickly without lacing.

S - not overly fragrant, but it does give off a hint of sweet caramel malt.

T - quite a sweet profile dominated by caramel malt; there is a bit of initial and trailing bitterness but it is dominated by the malt (as you'd expect!)

M - moderately carbonated with a medium body.

D - really drinkable; certainly not overpowering, nor overly sweet.

Decent beer. Very abundant locally in Austin but wouldn't be my first go-to for a mid/lighter style.

Serving type: bottle

04-14-2011 03:44:27 | More by DoktorZee

csfcmitchell

Texas

3.75/5  rDev +4.2%

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dcloeren

Texas

3/5  rDev -16.7%

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ElizabethEleanor

Texas

4/5  rDev +11.1%

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jl28r1

Texas

3.75/5  rDev +4.2%

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SmellsofMahagony

Texas

3.25/5  rDev -9.7%

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Joshgonzales79

Texas

3.25/5  rDev -9.7%

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tbryan5

Louisiana

3.75/5  rDev +4.2%

05-04-2013 17:12:33 | More by tbryan5

Michael_Stribling

Texas

3.25/5  rDev -9.7%

05-03-2013 19:54:54 | More by Michael_Stribling

strib

Texas

2.25/5  rDev -37.5%

05-03-2013 02:32:22 | More by strib

nothunder

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -2.8%

04-30-2013 23:58:28 | More by nothunder

Tiernan

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -2.8%

04-28-2013 21:16:44 | More by Tiernan

JReites

Florida

3.25/5  rDev -9.7%

04-26-2013 22:39:31 | More by JReites

Boosnell

Louisiana

4/5  rDev +11.1%

04-23-2013 19:35:59 | More by Boosnell

J_Dub

Texas

4/5  rDev +11.1%

04-23-2013 14:39:19 | More by J_Dub

Clonies720

Texas

4.29/5  rDev +19.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

A: Light copper brownish color. Thin ring of head

S: Rich malty goodness. Bready. Slightly grainy

T: Caramel. Slight astringency.

Mouth...Aw heck I can't finish this review. It's not a real traditional bock, but it's a good interpretation of it to me. Absolutely delicious and refreshing on a hot Texas day.

Serving type: on-tap

04-16-2013 16:24:39 | More by Clonies720

tubeyes

Texas

3.25/5  rDev -9.7%

04-14-2013 23:57:23 | More by tubeyes

DemDumplingz

Texas

4/5  rDev +11.1%

04-08-2013 05:08:57 | More by DemDumplingz

mymasterpiece75

Illinois

3/5  rDev -16.7%

04-06-2013 15:51:32 | More by mymasterpiece75

ThirdEyePA

Texas

3.25/5  rDev -9.7%

04-06-2013 03:23:01 | More by ThirdEyePA

Premo88

Texas

3.26/5  rDev -9.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25

12 oz. bottle poured into pilsener

L: burnt orange, crystal clear, pretty awesome tan head full and 1 inch thick; head sadly dissipates quickly and next to no lacing; but the pour is a good one, nice show

S: sweet malt and good yeast beer smell; floral at first ... in fact, that first whiff is great. as i work through it, can almost smell the alcohol (?) ... still, a really good smell.

T: medicinal ... sadly, to a fault. it kills me to give Saint Arnold a bad score, but this taste seems to lack so much; it doesn't taste like it smells to me. there's a slight nuttiness and a sweetness in there somewhere, but not much of it, and the finish is very bland. some grain (?).

F: solid, good weight, mouth-filling carbonation

O: hard for me to review to style because I've had so few bocks. but overall, i'm not a big fan. it looks good, smells good, tastes a little too mediciny and bland with nothing good taking over. it's a balanced bland.

FOOD NOTE: this thing really sweetens and opens up when I drink it with food. I'm not big on pairing food with beer, but this particular brew and a happy accident showed me how sometimes a proper food pairing can help bring out the good flavor notes in the beer -- anything salty seems to help this beer's taste.

Serving type: bottle

03-31-2013 23:12:35 | More by Premo88

dwtyler

California

3.5/5  rDev -2.8%

03-28-2013 00:11:21 | More by dwtyler

Dwtucker90

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +18.1%

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Pesci

Texas

4/5  rDev +11.1%

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brin611

Texas

4/5  rDev +11.1%

03-16-2013 05:03:47 | More by brin611